Academy Awards - Live Thread 79th Oscar Awards

25 February 2007 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

The Queen

Peter Morgan's "The Queen" is nominated for six Academy Awards, including one for best picture.

The Departed

Under Martin Scorsese's directing, "The Departed" is nominated for five Oscars.

Babel

"Babel" is nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture and director.

Letters From Iwo Jima

"Letters" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best director and best picture.

Little Miss Sunshine

"Sunshine" is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture

Leonardo DiCaprio

Nominated for his role in "Blood Diamond," this is Dicaprio's third nomination.

Ryan Gosling

Nominated for "Half Nelson," this is Gosling's first Oscar nod.

Peter O'Toole

This is veteran actor Peter O'Toole's eighth Academy Award nomination.

Forest Whitaker

Whitaker is nominated for playing the brutal dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."

Will Smith

Smith is nominated for an Oscar for the second time for his roll in the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."

Penelope Cruz

Cruz, nominated for "Volver," plays a woman whose life is thrown into chaos.

Kate Winslet

Winslet plays a discontented wife in "Little Children," earning her fifth nomination.

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren played royalty in "The Queen," earning her third Orcar nomination.

Judi Dench

No stranger to the Academy, this is Dench's sixth nomination.

Meryl Streep

Streep played a well-dressed, outrageously demanding editor in "The Devil Wears Prada."

Mark Wahlberg

In "The Departed," Wahlberg explores the underbelly of the Boston police force.

Alan Arkin

No one plays a heroin-addicted Grandpa like Alan Arkin, nominated for "Little Miss Sunshine."

Eddie Murphy

"Dreamgirls" was a box office hit, and earned Eddie Murphy his first Oscar nomination.

Jackie Earle Haley

Nominated for "Little Children," this is Haley's first Oscar nod.

Djimon Huonsou

This is Huonou's second nomination -- this time, for "Blood Diamond."

Rinko Kikuchi

Kikuchi, up for "Babel" in which she plays a deaf teenager in Tokyo.

Jennifer Hudson

Nominated for "Dreamgirls," this is Jennifer Hudson's first Oscar nod.

Abigail Breslin

This is young Breslin's first nod, for "Little Miss Sunshine."

Cate Blanchett

This is Blanchett's third Oscar nod -- this time, for "Notes on a Scandal."

Adriana Barraza

This is Barraza's first nomination, for Amelia in "Babel."

Clint Eastwood

Eastwood is also nominated for Best Picture for "Letters From Iwo Jima."

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Inarritu is nominated for directing "Babel."

Martin Scorsese

Scorsese is a familiar face at the Oscars -- this is his eight nomination.

Stephen Frears

Frears got the nod in 1990. This time, it's for directing "The Queen."

Paul Greengrass

Greengrass is up for "United 93," his first nomination.

[ozarkgirl]

Thanks! Knew Will Smith would be a good see no matter what. Between the two of you and what we already thought, gotta see this film!

[hoagy62]

Ennio Marrcone....Good
Al Gore...Bad
Ellen...Ugly

[daisyscarlett]

The Pursuit of Happyness is an OUTSTANDING film.

That it is and the true story it is based on is a good book also....it has been reissued and I have seen it at Costco and Walmart...

[diggerwillow]

"She plays in sitcoms but she's not a comedienne."

Actually she is a very funny comedienne.

[VideoPaul]

Just one question...

Did AL Go3re arrive in Southern California via a fossil fuel guzzling private jet aircraft or was he riding in "green" transportation?

I think I know the answer...

[SomeCallMeTim]

I didn't listen.....

Can't blame you. Look, if you're a conservative (as I am) who likes movies... you can appreciate it when stooges like Algore just make a "splash"... rather than taking 2-4 minutes to make a "political statement".... The Academy has been cracking down on that recently... turns out, they do like making money.... at times..

Is it just me, or does Clint seem to be a bit "off" tonight??

[hoagy62]

Clint...like everyone..is getting old.

[Aaron0617]

shame they didn't play music from Cinema Parisido which think was Ennio Morricone's best score. The Mission being second.

what movie is this Celine song from?

[hoagy62]

I don't think they said which movie.

[DeerfieldObserver]

I would love to see Don Rickles emcee the Oscars . . he is one of the top insult comedians out there. . .

[goodnesswins]

Clint seemed a little low key....but, how old IS he these days...75+?

[STARWISE]

Mark

[KavMan]

Is Clint a Republican?

[DollyCali]

Volver was a good movie also

[spectre]

I'm going to watch the rest of this in bed..

Goodnight people, be good :)

sw

[DollyCali]

They said it was the world premier so doubtful it is in a movie(yet)

[SomeCallMeTim]

Have to warn you though... this film "troubled" me for days.... as I wondered whether I was doing enough, as a father, to instill the proper work ethic in my sons....

It's a powerful film.... I think (hope) it's over-done in parts.. But, I definitely think it's a must-see... and, appropriate for most kids over 9??? Not much profanity... no nudity... only, a few scenes that might be scary for a young kid (parents fighting, etc...)

[daisyscarlett]

Yes, Clint is a bit off tonight. Earlier, his wife had to repeat what Ellen said about him in his opening monologue and he was heard to lament missing his glasses after he was reading earlier.....Maybe he left his hearing aid and glasses at home and they say "Vanity thy name is woman"...

[paulat]

I would love to see Don Rickles emcee the Oscars . . he is one of the top insult comedians out there. . .

Don is 187-years-old.

[Borges]

He turns 81 in May!